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. >>> a threat penetrating the u.s. border and we are not talking about people or weapons. >> up next, pests invading cargo coming into the u.s., potentially dangerous insect. fox 5's sherry ly has the full story when we return. >>> a potential threat may be lurking in the billions of tons of cargo that come into the country every year. >> what they are hooking for may be smaller than the naked eye can see but can cause extensive damage. sherry ly goes inside the fight against the enemy invade ores. >> >> reporter: every day, customs and border pot -- patrol are on the hunt. they are not looking for drugs. >> i'll be searching underneath the plastic. >> they are looking for bugs capable of wreaking widespread devastation. >> we find something usually every day. >> it is david eng's job to prevent invasive pests from getting into the country. >> most people might not think much of it until it backs an outbreak. >> reporter: they can only search a small fraction of the contains are that come in. these insects are more dan
. >>> a threat penetrating the u.s. border and we are not talking about people or weapons. >> up next, pests invading cargo coming into the u.s., potentially dangerous insect. fox 5's sherry ly has the full story when we return. >>> a potential threat may be lurking in the billions of tons of cargo that come into the country every year. >> what they are hooking for may be smaller than the naked eye can see but can cause extensive damage. sherry ly goes inside the...
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we will hear from him about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the u.s. response. the former cia director has agreed to testify on the incident before house and senate intelligence committees. jean martirez had been reluctant to testify as he deals with the onfog sex scandal but mounting pressure from congress appears to have changed his mind. reports say he will testify behind closed doors tomorrow so there we'll nobody cameras allowed. >>> we are also learning more about the woman involved in the scandal. the army has suspended paula broadwell's security clearance. she is the biographer accused of having and pair with petraeus. jill kelley is said to have called the fbi after receiving threatening e-mails from broadwell that sparked the investigation. we are told kelley and her husband have a close relationship with petraeus and his wife and that the kelleys are in major debt, owing more than $2 million on a building they used to own. >>> the military sex scandal and the benefit ghazi tax were among the hot button topics during president obama's first news confer
we will hear from him about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the u.s. response. the former cia director has agreed to testify on the incident before house and senate intelligence committees. jean martirez had been reluctant to testify as he deals with the onfog sex scandal but mounting pressure from congress appears to have changed his mind. reports say he will testify behind closed doors tomorrow so there we'll nobody cameras allowed. >>> we are also learning more...
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. >>> some of the top stories this morning, the death toll from the u.s. from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last night. it is locatedded on moore street right near union market. we do have a crew on the way there and we'll have the latest updates soon. >>> stafford county sheriff's have stepped up the hunt for lawrence stewart, last soon in a red hyundai accent with virginia plates but may also be in a white nissan altima with and pennsylvania plates. >>> heap was in full force on m street last night. >> as well as d.c. place patrolling the area on horse back and foot to make sure everyone had a safe night. audrey barne
. >>> some of the top stories this morning, the death toll from the u.s. from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in...
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this is a live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. tucker says we've got some snow in some of the areas, some snow flurries around in this area. a lot worse up north. nor'easter slammed the mid- atlantic states and new england and the bringing in snow and more power outages inform massachusetts, there were car crashes on nearly every street in one town as the bay state got 4 inches of snow. in new york, 60,000 people who just got their power back on after last week's storms are once again in the dark this morning. >>> d.c. united got a taste of the nor'easter too. they hit the field for the play offgame with the red bulls in northern new jersey last night you were heavy snowfall. look at that snow. crews tried their best to clear the field but officials eventually canceled the game after about an hour. they will try to get the game in tonight at 7:30. the weather is expected to be clear and warmer there. >> can you call in sick from a soccer game. >> : i don't think they should try. >>> maryland also could be feeling the effects of th
this is a live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. tucker says we've got some snow in some of the areas, some snow flurries around in this area. a lot worse up north. nor'easter slammed the mid- atlantic states and new england and the bringing in snow and more power outages inform massachusetts, there were car crashes on nearly every street in one town as the bay state got 4 inches of snow. in new york, 60,000 people who just got their power back on after last week's storms are once again in...
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a number of young chinese people appear to be more interested in the u.s. election than a leadership transition in china set to take place later this month. >> the asian party congress, we can only watch that as an audience. >> reporter: the next president and new congress will be tasked with making a decision about $600 billion in government spending cuts appear higher taxes. it could hurt next year's global output. >> the american economy has some positive aspects in the short term, the evolution of the labor market and the housing market. what happens in the united states will be fundamental. >> reporter: hugo chavez is also keeping watch but says no matter the outcome, it will do little to improve international relations. >> we do not have many hopes from our point of view that the winning of either one will have an impact on the relations with the world. >> reporter: both president obama and his republican rival are staying busy right down to the election. in new york, ainsley earhart, fox news. >>> many people are wondering how the aftermath of supers
a number of young chinese people appear to be more interested in the u.s. election than a leadership transition in china set to take place later this month. >> the asian party congress, we can only watch that as an audience. >> reporter: the next president and new congress will be tasked with making a decision about $600 billion in government spending cuts appear higher taxes. it could hurt next year's global output. >> the american economy has some positive aspects in the...
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live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome at 4:30 in the morning. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. nothing we can't handle out there. >> we'll manage. we're survivors up here. >> only middle of november. we haven't seen anything yet. >> thanks for bringing us down, tucker. >> no, it's friday. i'm in a good mood. this is what i to. we have some cloud cover and two or three sprinkles south and east of the city. i think the trend will be a lot of sunshine today and a little warmer than yesterday. so check, check, check. and the weekend looks good too. >> you should stop right now. >> okay. it is cold outside. looking at our radar, we are looking at a little bit of shower activity south and east of d.c. down across southern maryland, all associated with a little bit of cloud cover. down towards cambridge, you might be getting a light shower. that will be the worst of it. generally sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-50s. more sunshine and warmer air. >> just in time for the weekend. >> let's check in with julie
live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome at 4:30 in the morning. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. nothing we can't handle out there. >> we'll manage. we're survivors up here. >> only middle of november. we haven't seen anything yet. >> thanks for bringing us down, tucker. >> no, it's friday. i'm in a good mood. this is what i to. we have some cloud cover and two or three sprinkles south and east of the city. i think the...
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. >>> new developments in the tensions between the u.s. and iran. details of what the iranian military has done for the first time ever. >>> plus, president obama way strong show of emotion that is making headlines everywhere this morning. we'll show you what brought him to tears when we come back. >>> gas rationing in new york is making headlines this morning. starting in the next hour, drivers in new york city and on long island can only buy gas if their license plates end in an odd number. tomorrow being november 10th, drivers with tags ending in appear even number will be able to buy gas. not that there are shortages but with power outages, only a quarter of the gas stations are operating. also, female's mobile office in to thenville, staten island is open again after being closed because of the nor'easter. >>> the governor of new york says the losss from superstorm sandy in the empire state could total $33 billion and that is just one state. governor andrew cuomo gave the estimate at a briefing yesterday where he panned the power company f
. >>> new developments in the tensions between the u.s. and iran. details of what the iranian military has done for the first time ever. >>> plus, president obama way strong show of emotion that is making headlines everywhere this morning. we'll show you what brought him to tears when we come back. >>> gas rationing in new york is making headlines this morning. starting in the next hour, drivers in new york city and on long island can only buy gas if their...
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the analysis is from the u.s. korean institute at johns hopkins school of advance the international studies. attempts to have a freeze of the program collapsed when north korea launched a missile in april. >>> what about bomb-sniffing mice? one security company says the mice are great at fining the explosives because they have a heightened sense of smell and can easily fit into small places. they believe they could one day be used in airports an other places with high security. >>> heavy rains and strong winds are still wreaking havoc in italy. boats could be seen being swept away by strong currents. many roads are still swamped with flood waters and a 73-year- old man is believed to have died when his car was submerged in water in tuscany. n tuscany. >>> the massive snow dumped by superstorm sandy turned out to be a scrooge for some christmas tree farms in maryland. a look at the serious tree drag coming up next. >>> metro responds to complaint it didn't have enough service for all the folk that had to go to work
the analysis is from the u.s. korean institute at johns hopkins school of advance the international studies. attempts to have a freeze of the program collapsed when north korea launched a missile in april. >>> what about bomb-sniffing mice? one security company says the mice are great at fining the explosives because they have a heightened sense of smell and can easily fit into small places. they believe they could one day be used in airports an other places with high security....
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live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. chilly outside. didn't feel that bad as i walked outside from my house to my car and then into work. >> that split second you're outside. >> yeah, i couldn't gauge it with the coat and everything. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. here is tucker barnes. >> wisdom has one of those things where he goes from the kitchen to the garage. >> and i didn't use the one underground today. >> for when it gets really cold. it got really cold yesterday. with the color skies overnight, temperatures have fallen off near freezing or below for most of the year. >> he's right. it is 37 now and i didn't feel like it was that cold. >> didn't even register. you know me. usually i'm up here whining. >> i'll give you an hour or so. let's get to the numbers. reagan national is 36 degrees. we are not freezing yet here in the city but we're getting close. dulles and bwi marshall, both 32. if you've got tender vegetation and you want to deal with it, now would be the time. got to make that choice at this point in the
live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. chilly outside. didn't feel that bad as i walked outside from my house to my car and then into work. >> that split second you're outside. >> yeah, i couldn't gauge it with the coat and everything. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. here is tucker barnes. >> wisdom has one of those things where he goes from the kitchen to the garage. >> and i didn't use the one underground today. >> for when it gets...